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incuit [3 records]

Record 1 2002-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

A bundle of incompletely separated wood fibres, which may appear in the finished sheet as an imperfection.

OBS

Commonly found in papers from mechanical pulps.

OBS

Shives can seriously impair the cleanliness and quality of bleached pulp.

OBS

shive: term usually used in the plural.

OBS

shive: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • shives
  • fiber bundle
  • fiber-clump
  • shieves

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Fragment grossier de matières fibreuses présent dans la pâte ou le papier et provenant d'une désagrégation imparfaite à la mise en pâte.

OBS

bûchette; incuit : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

OBS

bûchette : terme normalisé par l'ISO et l'AFNOR.

Key term(s)
  • bûchettes
  • incuits

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ovens and Baking (Ceramics)
DEF

[[Said of]] incomplete fusion of porcelain enamels or glazes resulting in failure to form a smooth, glassy surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours et cuisson (Céramique industrielle)

Spanish

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Record 3 1982-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
CONT

[Care] must be taken to use only limes containing the minimum of unburnt lumps in the form of Silica, and iron oxide which, if present in too great a quantity, can clog the milk-of-lime feeders.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
CONT

[On] doit s'attacher à n'utiliser que des chaux contenant le minimum d'incuits, silice, oxyde de fer dont la présence en quantité trop importante peut se traduire par des bouchages des appareils de distribution de lait de chaux.

Spanish

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